For almost a decade the Libyan capital, Tripoli, has seen frequent conflicts. The heady days of the revolution of 2011 ndash; which unseated long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi ndash; are long gone. In the ensuing years there has been a Libya-like rendition of the TV series Game of Thrones, all about violent power struggles, involving competing militias, rival governments and, increasingly, foreign players. In the capital these days the distant thud of battle punctuates the ...
